A group of civil society organizations, "among them groups working on human rights, youth and drug policy reform," have demanded that Apple Inc. remove from its App Store games it said violated the tech firm's guidelines and promoted violence and killings commonplace in the Philippine Drug War. (Reuters)

U.S.-based Hyatt Hotels discovers another (the other much larger one being in 2015) unauthorized access to payment card information at certain Hyatt-managed locations worldwide between March 18 and July 2, at a total of 41 properties in 11 countries. (Reuters)

Police in Chimaltenango, Guatemala capture Ángel Gabriel Reyes Marroquin, a leader of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, street gang. Prosecutors say he is connected to the deaths of at least 287 people. In 2014 Reyes escaped while facing charges including murder from a maximum security prison. Currently, he was also wanted for an August 17 armed attack on Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala City in which seven people were shot dead. (BBC), (BBC)

As had been previously reported on October 9, Japan's third-biggest steelmaker, Kobe Steel, now admits to further falsification of product data. Steel wire products did not meet the specifications requested by customers. The scandal now affects about 500 customer companies. (Reuters), (BBC)

Amazon puts Amazon Studios chief Roy Price on an immediate leave of absence, following allegations that he harassed producer Isa Dick Hackett, the daughter of author Philip K. Dick, by propositioning her in 2015, and that he ignored actress Rose McGowan's claim of a sexual assault by producer Harvey Weinstein. (Reuters)

Multinational U.S. conglomerate Honeywell announces plans to spinoff its Homes, ADI Global Distribution, and Transportation Systems businesses into two separate, publicly-traded companies by the end of 2018. (PR Newswire)

U.S. President Donald Trump declares the 17 Northern California wildfires a major disaster. The fires have destroyed 180 square miles in California's wine country where mass evacuations are underway. The fires have killed at least 15 people with more than 150 others missing and at least 2,000 homes and businesses destroyed. (NBC), (The Weather Company)

According to The Guardian, the September disclosed hack attack at United Kingdom accounting firm Deloitte compromised a server with emails of some 350 clients, including U.S. government agencies and large corporations. Deloitte disputes the story, saying "very few" clients were affected. (Reuters)

Questions arise against Noah Oppenheim, who Fox News alleges blocked NBC'S own reporter, Ronan Farrow, from detailing a story about Harvey Weinstein while at the same time Oppenheim owns a film screenwriter company which has done business with Weinstein's company. (Fox News)

In an unprecedented move, Kenya's presidential aspirant, Raila Odinga, pulls out of a repeat presidential election just 15 days before the election. This action comes after the supreme court nullified the elections run on August 8 as being unconstitutional. (Business Daily Africa)